Are There Surgical Treatment Options For Sleep Apnea? - Dr. McPherson (VIDEO)
Dr. McPherson shares if there are surgical treatment options available for people who have sleep apnea.
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Dr. McPherson:
Sometimes surgery on the soft palate, what’s the called the uvulopalatopharyngoplasty, which is resection of the tissue in the back of the throat, can also be helpful. There are more extensive procedures that can be performed as well, and people who are intolerant of other forms of treatment that involved either moving the lower and upper jaw forward to increase the space behind the time, which prevents the, or corrects the underlying obstruction, and there is an advancement of some of the throat structures which is a slightly smaller procedure that can also be done, which can be helpful. These last procedures however are not commonly used.
About Dr. Charles D. McPherson, M.D.:
Dr. Charles D. McPherson is the Director of the Sleep Disorder Center at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. He also specializes in pulmonary diseases and internal medicine at the Pulmonary Specialist Group of Nevada.
